Metropolitan Transportation Authority - East Side Access

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is constructing a new, direct 3.5-mile commuter rail extension for Long Island Rail Road (LIRR). This extension will run from LIRR’s Main and Port Washington Branch Lines in Long Island and Queens, to Grand Central Terminal (GCT) on Manhattan’s East Side. The information on this page consists of FTA's oversight reports monitoring MTA's progress with this project.